The effect of health literacy on health anxiety among young women

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This cross-sectional study investigates the relationship between health literacy and health anxiety among 245 young women attending a family health center. The authors report that higher education levels correlate with increased health literacy and decreased health anxiety, while factors like obesity and chronic disease are associated with lower literacy. The resource suggests that improving health literacy in primary care settings may help reduce unnecessary healthcare use among this demographic.

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15d18d1dba304e6f
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PubMed Central
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Nurgül Kale Budak (Memorial Sisli Hospital), Feyzanur Erdem (Memorial Sisli Hospital), Seçil Günher Arıca (Memorial Sisli Hospital)
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2026-01-01
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DOI
10.5114/ppn.2026.161373
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@article{allodium:15d18d1dba304e6f,
  title = {The effect of health literacy on health anxiety among young women},
  author = {Nurgül Kale Budak and Feyzanur Erdem and Seçil Günher Arıca},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PubMed Central},
  doi = {10.5114/ppn.2026.161373},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5114/ppn.2026.161373}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The effect of health literacy on health anxiety among young women
AU  - Budak, Nurgül Kale
AU  - Erdem, Feyzanur
AU  - Arıca, Seçil Günher
PY  - 2026
PB  - PubMed Central
DO  - 10.5114/ppn.2026.161373
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5114/ppn.2026.161373
ER  -

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Budak, N. K., Erdem, F., & Arıca, S. G. (2026). The effect of health literacy on health anxiety among young women. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.5114/ppn.2026.161373

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